Chapter 67 Old Friends
Ji Yunzhou rubbed Gu Yuan's soft head.
"I'll pick you up in the evening."
His voice was low and pleasant, and only Gu Yuan could hear the subtle tenderness in it.
Gu Yuan nodded, an almost invisible arc rising at the corner of his mouth.
"Don't park your car in front of the school again, it's too conspicuous..."
He muttered softly, his eyes drifting towards the groups of students not far away:
"It's mainly because you're so attractive. You'll definitely attract a lot of attention. I don't like people paying too much attention to my ghost."
This is the truth.
That morning, a photo of the four of them had been posted on the campus forum, and the title post went viral.
"Yes, husband~"
Ji Yunzhou's eyes were filled with tenderness, and he deliberately dragged out the ending tone, watching the tips of Gu Yuan's ears turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on Gu Yuan's forehead, his tone suddenly becoming serious:
“Be safe and pay attention to the people around you.”
"Don't worry, I'm not going to the underworld, I'm just going to school."
Gu Yuan rolled his eyes. He was already used to Ji Yunzhou's behavior of taking advantage of him. He adopted a strategy of neither refusing nor taking the initiative, although his heartbeat still accelerated involuntarily.
Ji Yunzhou stared at his face for a long time.
"Call me if you need anything."
"I know, Lord Ghost King." Gu Yuan chuckled and turned to walk towards the teaching building.
He could feel the gaze behind him following him.
After walking for a distance, I heard a familiar voice coming from behind me. It was both familiar and unfamiliar. After all, it had been two years.
"So I'm saying there's definitely something wrong with the game's design. The balance is so bad, has the planner never even played their own game?"
Jichen complained as he walked, his brown hair glistening golden in the sunlight, and he exuded a carefree enthusiasm.
Lu Yi beside him still had a calm expression, occasionally nodding to indicate that he was listening, but his eyes were scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
His figure is stronger and taller than two years ago, and the training in the physical education department has made his athletic physique with broad shoulders and narrow waist more obvious.
Gu Yuan subconsciously stopped and waited for them to approach.
Lu Yi's gaze lingered on his face for a few seconds, his brows slightly furrowed.
Looks familiar? But I can't remember where I've seen it before.
This inexplicable sense of familiarity made him unconsciously take a few more glances at the strange classmate standing on the side of the road.
Ji Chen didn't notice Gu Yuan at all and continued to talk:
"We have to get on top of the leaderboard when the server opens tonight. I've already contacted a power leveler to make sure we're in the top ten..."
It was not until they were almost brushing past Gu Yuan that Ji Chen suddenly stopped talking, took two steps back, and looked at Gu Yuan with wide eyes.
So cool!
Until class started, they were together in the same class again.
"Hi? Handsome guy, we met on the street before class! I didn't expect you to be in the same class as me!"
Jichen instantly switched to social mode and came up with a bright smile.
Still so familiar.
Gu Yuan thought, with mixed emotions rising in his heart.
This is the power of the underworld, which makes the memories of ordinary people, except for their relatives, about him as a "dead person" become blurred and even forgotten.
He felt that this was a good thing, and the new life also represented a new beginning for him.
"Hello, my name is Gu Yuan."
He answered calmly, his eyes fixed on Li Yang.
The boy still wore glasses. It seemed that he had lived a good life in the past two years. He had gained some weight and looked a lot whiter.
"My name is Ji Chen, and he is Li Yang. Do you want to go out for dinner together after class?" Ji Chen invited enthusiastically.
Gu Yuan nodded to Li Yang.
Then he rejected Jichen's invitation: "No, I won't live in the dormitory. I have to go home at night."
"That's a shame, but there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Can we add each other's contact information?"
Ji Chen had already taken out his cell phone and looked at Gu Yuan with sparkling eyes.
When exchanging WeChat, Li Yang said, "Add me too. We'll all be classmates in the future."
The bell rang and the three of them walked into the classroom together.
Gu Yuan deliberately chose a seat a little further away from the two of them, needing some distance to adapt to this sudden reunion.
Two years ago, they were roommates.
Ji Chen's enthusiasm, Lu Yi's calmness, and Li Yang made up the initial appearance of Gu Yuan's university life.
The course went smoothly, and Gu Yuan found that he could actually keep up with the progress. It seemed that the "review" prepared by Ji Yunzhou for him was indeed effective.
Although Lord Ghost King has lived for a thousand years, he seems to have an unexpected understanding of modern computer science.
When the class was over, Ji Chen came over immediately: "Gu Yuan, you really don't want to eat with us? There's a new hot pot restaurant at the back door of the school. It is said that the beef is very fresh."
"I really can't today. There are people waiting at home."
As Gu Yuan spoke, he inexplicably felt that the phrase "someone is at home" was a little subtle when used to describe Ji Yunzhou.
There is no one there, it’s obviously an old ghost.
"Girlfriend?" Jichen asked with a wink.
"I guess so." Gu Yuan was vague.
When I walked out of the teaching building, the sun was already setting.
Gu Yuan immediately noticed the black car parked across the street. It was low-key but its luxurious nature could not be concealed.
"Someone is here to pick me up. I'm leaving first."
Gu Yuan said goodbye to the two of them and walked quickly towards the car.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Ji Yunzhou came over to fasten his seat belt, and suddenly paused.
"You have the aura of Longhu Mountain."
His tone suddenly turned colder, and the temperature in the car seemed to drop sharply.
"I happened to meet my former roommate, Lu Yi, a disciple of Longhu Mountain."
Gu Yuan explained: "He seemed to think I looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where."
Ji Yunzhou started the car thoughtfully. "The people of Longhu Mountain are more sensitive to matters of life and death than ordinary people, but at most he will only feel a sense of déjà vu."
He turned his head and glanced at Gu Yuan, his eyes softening: "Don't worry, I'm here."
The car drove smoothly into the traffic flow. Gu Yuan looked at the street scene outside the window and fell into deep thought.
This city is as unfamiliar as ever. Two years is neither long nor short, enough to change a lot of things, yet it seems as if nothing has changed.
When he got home, the table was already filled with his favorite dishes.
"You did it?"
Gu Yuan asked in surprise.
Although Lord Ghost King is an excellent cook, didn’t he just get off work not long ago?
"What do you think?"
He raised his eyebrows, a hint of pride in his eyes: "Don't forget that I can teleport."
Gu Yuan couldn't help laughing. He walked over and hugged Ji Yunzhou's waist from behind, pressing his face against his broad back.
"Thanks."
He said softly, feeling the other person's body tremble slightly.
This was one of the few times he took the initiative to be intimate, which made Ji Yunzhou very excited. He pressed his head and kissed him for a long time...
During dinner, Gu Yuan recounted his experiences today, especially his reunion with Ji Chen and Lu Yi.
Ji Yunzhou listened quietly, occasionally asking one or two questions.
"Jiechen didn't recognize me at all, it was like a stranger."
Gu Yuan didn't know why, but he felt a little lost.
"This is protection, for you and for them."
Ji Yunzhou put down his chopsticks: "The boundary between life and death has been broken, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
Gu Yuan lowered his head and poked the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks.
"You can be friends with them again."
Ji Yunzhou said softly, "With a new identity, create new memories."
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